Dr. Daoud Sultanzoy was Member of the Wolesi Jirga (Afghan Parliament) from 2005 to 2010 where he served as Chairman of the Economic Committee.

A civil pilot by training, he defected on a plane to Germany after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He then worked for foreign airline companies and settled in Southern California.

After the fall of the Taliban regime he returned to Afghanistan and began engaging in political life. He successfully ran for a seat in the Parliament in 2005 and was leading the creation of a political movement for progressive democrats of Afghanistan.

Today, he hosts a popular T.V. show on TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s first 24/7 TV news channel.